When the story opens, we find Jameson and Renaldo amongst table and chairs, deciding if they can live together in the world or not. They share their water and peanuts as they tear each other down to gain the upper hand. Jameson shoots Renaldo dead. Just in time, for Ramona comes in and now Jameson can have her all to himself. But Ramona misses Renaldo and nothing is settled until Renaldo jumps up! Alive again! Aha, now Ramona must choose between them. This presents a problem since Ramona was just about to hang herself. Jameson shoots her instead—to forego the grief of a suicide. Soon the wild goose hovers over the scene with its majestic sound and beauty. Ramona jumps up just after Jameson shoots the bird, and it falls at their feet. Can anything survive in this world?

THE WILD GOOSE received its premiere at the Ensemble Studio Theatre (Curt Dempster, Artistic Director), as part of The Festival of One-Act Plays, in New York City, on April 29, 1992. It was directed by John Patrick Shanley; the Set design was by Sarah Lambert; the costume design was by Sue Ellen Roher; the lighting design was by Greg MacPherson; the sound design was by David Lawson. The cast was as follows;

RENALDO………………………………………….. Nickolas Turturro

JAMESON…………………………………………… Robert Clohessy

RAMONA………………………………………………… Paula DeVicq